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| To enact section 3701.136 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| create the Sickle Cell Anemia Advisory Committee. | 2 |
| Section 1. That section 3701.136 of the Revised Code be | 3 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 4 |
| Sec. 3701.136. (A) There is hereby created the sickle cell | 5 |
| anemia advisory committee consisting of five members appointed by | 6 |
| the director of health. Members shall be individuals who are | 7 |
| familiar with sickle cell disease, including researchers, health | 8 |
| care professionals, and persons personally affected by the | 9 |
| disease. | 10 |
| (B) Not later than ninety days after the effective date of | 11 |
| this section, the director shall make initial appointments to the | 12 |
| committee. Of the initial appointments, one shall be for a term | 13 |
| ending one year after the effective date of this section, two | 14 |
| shall be for terms ending two years after that date, and two shall | 15 |
| be for terms ending three years after that date. Thereafter, terms | 16 |
| of office shall be three years, with each term ending on the same | 17 |
| day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each | 18 |
| member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the | 19 |
| end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be | 20 |
| reappointed. | 21 |
| Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original | 22 |
| appointments. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring | 23 |
| prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's | 24 |
| predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of | 25 |
| that term. A member shall continue in office subsequent to the | 26 |
| expiration date of the member's term until the member's successor | 27 |
| takes office or until a period of sixty days has elapsed, | 28 |
| whichever occurs first. | 29 |
| (C) The committee shall annually select from among its | 30 |
| members a chairperson. The committee shall meet at the call of the | 31 |
| chair, but not less than twice each year. A majority of the | 32 |
| members of the committee constitutes a quorum. | 33 |
| (D) Members of the committee shall serve without | 34 |
| compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary | 35 |
| expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. | 36 |
| (E) The committee shall assist the director of health in | 37 |
| fulfilling the director's duties under section 3701.131 of the | 38 |
| Revised Code, including the following: | 39 |
| (1) Assisting in the development of education and research | 40 |
| programs pertaining to the causes, detection, and treatment of | 41 |
| sickle cell disease; | 42 |
| (2) Assisting state and federal agencies and private | 43 |
| organizations, corporations, and associations; | 44 |
| (3) Accepting and administering grants from the federal | 45 |
| government and other sources. | 46 |